Where does “dextransucrase” come from?
dextransucrase (English) comes from English sucrase, from English sucrose, from French sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
dextransucrase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction...
Definitions
- An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction...
Ancestry of “dextransucrase”, step by step
dextransucrase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sucrase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sucrase | Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the... |
| 2 | English | sucrose | A disaccharide with formula CHO, consisting of... |
| 3 | French | sucre | sugar |
| 4 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 5 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 6 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 7 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 8 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via English dextran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dextran | A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of... |